I think the Asian expert only saw Eric’s photos.
On Dec 20, 2018, at 11:21 AM, Sally Hill <1sallyhill.9@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For clarification: Is it only Eric's photos that this person reviewed or is
it some combination of Sylvia's and Pam's and Eric's? My Birds of Australia,
(Pizzey and Knight) suggest that the Intermediate Egret is smaller and
daintier than GREG with extended head and neck about equal to body length,
head rounder, bill shorter and deeper and line of gape to just below eye ,
not past it as in GREG. When hunting peers with neck extended and stirs with
foot. Flies with quicker wind beats than GREG. This reference fails to
mention anything about a black tip on the bill. If your expert has any
additional ID tips it would be helpful to know.
Sally Hill
Eugene Oregon
On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 9:20 AM Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
On Dec 17, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Eric Carlson <carl8630@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:carl8630@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I have photos of the slightly smaller looking Great Egret on my ebird
checklist if anyone is interested in looking at them.
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50700675 ;
<https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50700675>
Bird up,
ERIC
See:
https://ebonph.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/ask-the-experts-2/ ;
<https://ebonph.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/ask-the-experts-2/>
Hello Eric and all:
A very seasoned Asian birding expert sent me an email suggesting that the
bird looks right for an Intermediate Egret. I can’t be sure if there is or
isn’t a dark tip to the bill into photos. As Dave Irons wrote, Intermediate
Egrets usually have a dark tipped bill, but apparently not always.
I hope someone gets sharper photos. I also hope no one does, because if it
is an Intermediate Egret, I don’t want to fly back to Oregon from Tucson for
it (like I have for two other birds in past years).
Great Egrets do of course vary in size based on sex, and somewhat so by
individual.
Jeff Gilligan
